"Careful."
Xiao Xiao had barely spoken when Father Xiao felt a splash of water hit him right in the face?!
"Ah!"
Madam Xiao and the two elderly people following Father Xiao exclaimed in unison. "What happened?!"
How had water suddenly splashed someone in the face?
Father Xiao wiped his face, looking a little dazed.
But the next second, "Hahaha~"
He burst out laughing.
Everyone except Xiao Xiao was startled.
"Ah Wei, what's wrong?"
Xiao Grandmother and Madam Xiao asked at the same time, their voices tinged with urgency.
Why had he suddenly started laughing out of nowhere?
"I'm fine."
Father Xiao stood up.
He waved a hand and looked at Xiao Xiao. "Xiao Xiao, looks like there really is something in this pond."
Xiao Xiao handed Father Xiao a tissue. "Dad, here."
He worked in the courtyard, so he kept towels, tissues, and things like that on hand.
"Thanks."
Father Xiao wiped the water off his face.
"Hey, what's going on?"
"Don't keep speaking in riddles between the two of you."
Grandpa Xiao sounded a little displeased.
"Dad, I heard it."
"You heard it?"
"Yeah. I heard the sound Xiao Xiao wanted us to listen for."
"You heard it? What sound?"
Xiao Grandmother couldn't help asking.
"Laughter... I think?"
Father Xiao sounded a little uncertain. "A strange kind of laughter."
"It sounded like a child laughing, but it was more eerie."
"Really?"
"How come I didn't hear anything?"
Xiao Grandmother looked at Grandpa Xiao. "Old man, did you hear it?"
Grandpa Xiao waved a hand. "Quiet."
"I think I heard it for a moment just now."
Seeing Grandpa Xiao lower his eyes slightly and listen intently, Xiao Grandmother and Madam Xiao followed suit, closing their eyes.
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